How to Use the Delegate Tool
The delegate tool is found in the top-right dropdown menu of the COLA Web Editor. It allows you to give another user access to all of the items in your dashboard.
When you make someone your delegate, you give them permission to edit everything that you can edit, without making them publicly visible on any staff lists or sites. This is a good way to make non-staff editors of a site. Delegates can be added and removed anytime.
- Anybody with a UT EID can be added as a delegate
- Delegates have limited access to the Web Editor
- Your delegate(s) will have access to everything they had before, plus all of your dashboard items
When your delegates log in to the COLA Web Editor, their new dashboard will look like this:
Staff can add delegates when they want to...
- Add non-staff to their site as editors
- Give somebody permission to add/remove users from faculty and staff lists
- Give somebody permission to edit course descriptions
Graduate students/staff can add delegates when they want to...
- Give other students/lab managers permission to add undergraduate research
Adding Another User as Your Delegate
Step One: Find the Delegate Tool
Log in to the COLA Web Editor. Click on the drop-down menu in the top-right and select Delegates.
Step Two: Add or Remove Delegates
Here you'll see a list of all your delegates (if you have any).
Search for the EID of the person you want to add as a delegate, then press the Delegate button.
To remove somebody from your delegates, click the Remove button next to the user's name.
Obtaining a UT EID
If you cannot add someone to the COLA Web Editor because they do not have a UT EID please refer to the following link to obtain one:
